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	<h1>:: Visual Builders ::</h1>

	Find here a list of visual builder tools that support the JGoodies FormLayout.
	These vary in price, concepts, general features, visual feedback,
	and support for additional Forms features like factories and non-visual builders.
	
	<h2>Commercial Builders</h2>
	
    <a href="http://www.jformdesigner.com/">JFormDesigner</a>
    is an advanced visual designer that supports the FormLayout and other 
    layout managers. It supports several Forms helper classes. 
    Plug-ins for Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA are available, plug-ins 
    for NetBeans, JDeveloper, and JBuilder are under development.
    
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    <a href="http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/gui_builder.html">Intellij IDEA</a> 
    includes an advanced GUI designer that support the JGoodies FormLayout
    and other layout managers.<p>
    
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    <a href="http://www.jaxfront.com/">JAXFront</a>
    generates dynamic user interfaces based on an XML schema.
    
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    <a href="http://www.ratundtat.com/navigate.php?param1=358">JBeaver</a> 
    supports the FormLayout and core layout managers.
	
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    The <a href="http://www.cloudgarden.com/jigloo/">Jigloo</a>
    GUI builder is a plugin for Eclipse and WebSphere Studio.
    It supports the FormLayout and other layout managers.
    Jigloo is free for non-commercial use, but commercial use requires
    purchasing a Professional License.
    
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    <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/">WindowBuilder Pro</a>
    is an advanced visual designer for Swing and SWT that supports 
    the FormLayout and the Forms helper classes, as well as a bunch of 
    other layout managers for Swing and SWT. The WindowBuilder Pro
    comes as an Eclipse plugin. 
    
    
	<h2>Free Builders</h2>
	
    <a href="https://abeille.dev.java.net">Abeille Forms Designer</a>
    is a GUI builder that supports the FormLayout.
    
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    <a href="http://formlayoutmaker.sourceforge.net/">Form Layout Maker</a>
    supports the FormLayout and generates XML files that contain all constraints.
    
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    Gerald B. Rosenberg's <a href="http://www.certiv.net/">JFormComposer</a>
    is still under development.
    
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    The <a href="http://mogwai.sourceforge.net/formmaker/formmaker.html">Mogwai FormMaker</a>
    is another visual form editing tool for developing Swing forms using the JGoodies FormLayout.
    
    
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